Q. How do I cite the United States Constitution in MLA?

The section of the United States Constitution is represented in the Works Cited list as follows:

United States Constitution. Art./Amend. XII, Sec. 3.

The intext citation would follow this pattern:

(US Const. amend. XII, sec. 3)

If a constitution is published in a named edition, treat it like the title of a book:

The Constitution of the United States: A Transcription . National Archives , United States National Archives and Records Administration, 28 Feb. 2017, www.archives.gov/founding-docs/constitution-transcript#toc-article-iv- .

The Constitution of the United States, with Case Summaries . Edited by Edward Conrad Smith, 9th ed., Barnes and Noble Books, 1972.

References to the United States Constitution in your prose should follow the usual styling of titles of laws:

But your in-text reference should key readers to the appropriate entry:

( Constitution of the United States, with Case Summaries )

For more information, also take a look at Purdue Owl’s Writing Lab page on MLA FAQ’s which also includes a passage on the how to cite the US constitution.